The University of Hartford women's basketball team earned their second win of the season as they defeated Baruch College 53-50 in a non-conference match at the ARC Arena in New York, N.Y., in a close head-to-head battle.
 
Hartford held the Bearcats to 0-of-7 shooting with three turnovers over the final 2:47 to secure the win. After Baruch connected on a three pointer to pull even, the defense took over. Hartford pulled it out hitting three free throws each from Kendall Rieman, Adrianna McCoy, and Ella Marchesani.

The Hawks got to a fast start, embarking on a five-point run that would later help them finish the first quarter with a 13-10 lead. The Hawks would then finish halftime by leading by just two points, shooting 7-for-20 from the field goal.
 
The third quarter ended in a draw 39-39 as Baruch outscored Hartford. At just the beginning of the fourth quarter, Hartford was up by one, but then Baruch fought back, and was a back-and-forth match for the lead between these two teams. In the fourth quarter, junior Lenaijah Ferguson helped the Hawks on the glass as she grabbed five rebounds in five minutes. 
 
Marchesani hit a three-pointer to help the Hawks regain the lead. Still, six seconds later, junior Mia Castillo responded with a three-pointer to level the score 50-50. The Badgers got touchy as they continued to foul the Hawks and sent three different Hawks to hit free throws to finish the game.
 
Hartford had 20 bench points. Eight of those bench points came from Marchesani, who scored second. Marchesani was three-for-eight from the field goal. McCoy added 14 points on 5-14 shooting and shooting 50% from the three-point line.
 
Freshman Sidnee Bowden finished the game with 12 rebounds and two blocks.
 
INSIDE THE BOX, SCORE & NOTES

• Eighty-four percent of the Hartford scoring came from first-year students.
• Hartford's starting lineup consisted of five first-year students.
• All five reserves that appeared in the game found the scoresheet.
• The Hawks outrebounded the Bearcats on the defensive end
• Freshmen Taryn Blevins and McCoy led the team with three assists each.
• All the players that saw the court totaled a rebound.

WHAT'S NEXT
Hartford (2-1) stays on the road as they travel to Worcester, MA, to play Clark University on November 26 at 2 p.m.